Diary. 1861-1906.

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Diary. 1861-1906.

This diary of a Union soldier from Vincennes, Indiana is a hand-written copy. It contains regular entries from 1861-1865, and periodic non-dated entries until at least 1906. It reveals conditions of life for Union soldiers, medical treatments in army hospitals, miscellaneous war statistics, and an account of the World's Columbia Exposition in Chicago in 1893.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7642403

The Filson Historical Society

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